Category: Orange County News

Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Starring Richard Thomas Holds Court at Segerstrom Center Dec. 27 – Jan. 8

(l to r) Arianna Gayle Stucki (“Mayella Ewell”), Richard Thomas (“Atticus Finch”), Stephen Elrod (“Bailiff”), Richard Poe (“Judge Taylor”), Greg Wood (“Mr. Roscoe”) and Joey Collins (“Bob Ewell”) How many of you studied Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” in high school? Hands down. Yes, most of us Read More

Newport Beach-based OC Community Foundation Holds Annual Meeting Amplifying Giving in Orange County

Nearly 400 philanthropists, business and community members gathered for the Orange County Community Foundation’s 2022 Annual Meeting on Dec. 1. Held in person for the first time since 2019, the event was a celebration of the profound impact of giving in Orange County, across the country and around the world. Read More

Campus Opioid Safety Act to help save lives from opioid and fentanyl overdoses on college campuses takes effect January 1

As California students head back to many public colleges and universities in the new year, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is bolstering efforts to raise awareness of and prevent opioid use, addiction, and potential overdose, as the state works to provide students with greater access to the life-saving Read More

Gov. Newsom grants clemency to ten people, including one from Los Angeles County and one from Orange County

On Friday, December 23, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has granted 10 pardons. The California Constitution gives the Governor the authority to grant pardons. The Governor regards clemency as an important part of the criminal justice system that can incentivize accountability and rehabilitation and increase public safety by removing Read More

Long Beach Republican Women Federated to hear from guest speaker Dan Jans at January meeting

Dan Jans will speak to the Long Beach Republican Women Federated. Courtesy photo. The nationally acclaimed speaker and author Dan Jans will be the featured speaker at the Long Beach Republican Women Federated’s Saturday, January 14, 2023, breakfast meeting. The first meeting of 2023 is conveniently held at The Grand Read More

Jurassic Quest, the nation’s biggest dinosaur experience, migrates to Orange County

North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience is BACK, BIGGER and BETTER than EVER! Orange County-area families can walk among the nation’s biggest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs when Jurassic Quest® opens at the Orange County Fair & Event Center for a limited run, Jan. 14-16. Jurassic Quest opens its doors Read More